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Before you plan a wildlife nature vacation, check the list of 6 national parks closing from JulyPlanning a jungle safari this season requires careful attention to park closures. Many of India's popular wildlife destinations, including ...
Leopards turn ‘sugar babies’ in Maharashtra, refuse to return to the jungle and don’t fear humans or firecrackersLeopards in Maharashtra's Junnar region, dubbed "Sugar babies," have adapted to sugarcane fields, rendering traditional relocation and dete...
Sweet life? Leopards in UP’s sugarcane fields are turning ‘soft’ and ‘fatter’, refusing to return to the wild, say forest officersLeopards in western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are being deemed unfit for release due to their adaptation to sugarcane fields, leading t...
UP city faces unique challenge as goat thefts hinder leopard capture effortsThe forest department in Bijnor is facing a unique challenge as thieves are stealing goats used as bait to capture leopards responsible for...
Leopard seen in Greater Noida's Ajnara Lee Garden Housing Society, residents alertA leopard was sighted near the Ajnara Lee Garden housing society in Greater Noida West, urging its residents to remain within their apartme...
From 8000 in 2014, India's leopard population increased to over 12,000 in 2018: Prakash JavadekarAs per the report, India's leopard population in 2018 was estimated at 12,852, with maximum big cats being found in Madhya Pradesh at 3,421...
Illegal trade of body parts of tigers, leopards reported: GovtThe government today admitted that it has received reports of illegal trade of body parts of tigers and leopards in various parts of the co...
- Girl killed, eaten by leopard in Sohel Dev sanctuary
In growing incidents of leopard attacks in the Terai belt of Uttar Pradesh, a 10-yr-old girl was killed and partially eaten by a leopard in...
Four leopards killed every week between 2001-10: StudyAn estimated four leopards were poached and their body parts sold illegally every week between 2001 and 2010 in India, a recent report from...
A task force needed to monitor leopard poaching in IndiaA recent report by a conglomeration of international organisations raises concerns about the rampant illegal trade of leopard parts in Indi...
- Wildlife smuggling racket busted in Uttar Pradesh
The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and Uttar Pradesh Police today smashed a racket of wildlife smuggling in north Indian states with the arr...
- Tigers devour 3, villagers kill 2 leopards
Three people, including an 11-year-old girl, were mauled to death by big cats while two leopards were killed by villagers in separate incid...
- Two poachers with leopard skin held
Two poachers were arrested in tiger reserve area on Wednesday with a leopard skin, police said. The two were arrested from Sadar area follo...
- Endangered leopards battling for survival
Like tigers, endangered leopards too are battling for survival with as many as 160 already dead so far since this January in the country ag...
- Man sentenced for possessing leopard skin
A man from Uttar Pradesh, who was arrested with leopard skin, has been convicted and sentenced to four years imprisonment for possessing th...
- Two arrested for possessing leopard skin, owls, bear claws
Two leopard skins, owls and four bear claws were recovered and two persons arrested in two separate cases on Friday.
- Two leopard skins, 3 held in Meerut
A joint team of Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force and Wildlife Trust of India seized two leopard skins from the possession of three persons ...
69 leopards dead in eight weeksIndia's leopard count has gone down by 69 in past eight weeks, with many poisoned, ensnared in traps, killed in accidents or became victims...
Poaching gang busted, two arrestedAccording to the police, the animal skins seized by police include one tiger skin, 10 of leopards and three of pythons. One python skin is ...
- Leopards included in Wild Life Act
In view of death of over 150 leopards in various parts of the country in last year, the Centre decided to include the animal in Schedule I ...